Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-13

lance of nearly two miles. The object is
TO do away with grade crossings. The
will cost between four and
Ave million dollars.
Representative Chapman of Michigan,
has laid before Secretary Bayard the COM
plant of 8. f. Talsma, a citizen of that
state, alleging that his nets have been
seized and that he has been unlRwfully |
deprived by the Canadian authorities of |
the right TO fish in the 81. Mary's river. |
The trouble arises out of dispute as to |
the boundary line between the two coun- P,
tries. Tslsma places his damages at
$40, 900.
A telegram from Allentown, Pa, says
that ex Register of Wills Pfeiifer, who
left last week after the discovery that his
accounts we're $4,000 short, returned
from New York on Thursday night, hay-
ing been there and in Canada during his
absence. He was induced to come back
by his brother and several friends who
met him in New York. He will adjust
his shortage, and in that event his bonds
men will not prosecute him.
Ex Tax Collector Dennis Murphy of
0swego, N. Y, is reported about $4,000
short in his accounts with the city. He
has made general assignment OF his
boot and shoe business, making the city
his first preferred creditor. The shortage
was caused by his carrying along of the
taxes of large number of persons for
small percentage, md they not paying as
agreed. His assets are about Sl5, 900, so
the city will probably lose nothing.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
N. do, tha
of Thomas j. Reynolds OF Oorydon, Pa,
against the Western New York X
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, alleging
extortipnate rates on railroad ties. The
commission orders that the railroad COM
pany desist from charging greater price
for the transportation Of ties from points
in Pennsylvania to Salamanca and Olean,
N. Y, than is charged for the Transports
ton OF lumber between the same points.
Michael Griffin, an Irishman, from
Tralee, County Kerry, his wife and four
children, slept in station-house in New
| York Wednesday night week. Thursday
they told Superintendent jackson OF
Castle Garden, that Agent French, repre-
senting the British government, had fuT.
nished them with money to reach New
York via Quebec. Mr.. jackson says he
has long suspected the English authori
ties were sending paupers to the United
States through Canada. The family wat
tRken care OF ~ the Clari.,ea department
A hi 10 equity was fled in the Uaitet
States circuit court in Baltimore ThuTs
day, by the Blackston National Bank o
Boston, against j. O. Grafilin, w. Z
Lewton, j. L. Morton and the American
Exchange National Bank of New York
The bill alleges that Graffiin has in hi
hands securities belonging to Walter I
Lawton amounting to $500, 900 in value
which the plaintiff said the other de
PENDANTS had already attached in Graf
films hands, and prays that the securitie
may be placed in the hands Of receive
! and sold for the benefit of the parties !
the suit.
The Fourteenth Regiment armory, i
Columbus, Ohio, was burned early Thur
a day morning. 1t was frame structul
i and the fire resulted from a defecti'
a Aue. There were 1000 rounds Of ammt
q milton in the building, and the hulla
/. were flying in every direction, making
a dangerous for the men to work. Thr,
hundred stands Of rifles and uniforms
. all the men of the regiment were d
u stroyed. The Ohio Poultry, Pigeo
"a Kennel and Pet Stock Association opent
~ their annual exhibition in the armory
y Tuesday week. There were displays fro
y nearly every state east Of the Mississippi
y The 9alue of the exhibit is estimated
over $50, 600 ALI the poultry a,
pigeons and nearly all the dogs we
burned. The famous Gordon settt
Royal Duke, owned by Walter Hamm,
of Philadelphia, valued at $40 900, bro
his chain and got ont, though bad
: singed. In all over 300 dogs of differe
g breeds were lost. There were betwe
g 500 and 800 entries in poultry and carr
ie pigeons.
r A telegram from Panama says
I'd greenback question in Lima, Peru, /
reached an alarming stage, There ia
til confidence in the paper being bought I
a. and there is no silver in the country.
~ Lima letter says: 1.-THE market pla
- and provision shops arc scenes Of
40 most painful events We have So
women trying to buy food with 10 and
sole notes and no one would receive tn
is in payment. The streets had TO be
Il. troled, and strong guarda Of sold
no. stationed in the markets to prevent PEG
- attempting acts of violence against tn
~, ao who refused to sell for paper money. i
ia money changers k pit their places clio
in consequence of the violent manner
OF, which they were spoken of when u GRO
Ear formed round the palace. Presid
not Oaceres assured all present that /
IL. government was doing everything !
r., sible TO remove the causes OF alarm
- to re-establish confidence" In Trui
~ the same trouble exists. Almost all
les retail stores have been closed, and
'ia, bakers have stopped baking, because
the holders of -four will only sell for 81
rec dollars.
ties, The Attorney general has been reque
by,Acting Secretary Muldruw to insti
suit In the name Of the United States aga
a the state Of Iowa for the recovery of al
~ 70 $40 acres of land In 0'Brien county,
to have been wrongfully patented to
-. state under grant for the benefit OF
ass' Sioux City II st. Paul Railroad Comp
TO- approved May 18th, 1864 1t Is claim6
the department that the land was en-
80. by the railroad company under the gran
AS act.
Tee: The naval inspection board, OF "
rom Rear Admiral Jouett Ia president, hay
and turned to Washington from New York W
they Inspected the United States steai
Trenton, Enterprise and Nipsic, now i
fitted out for sea. They report that The
y last named vessels are In good oondi
and will be ready for sea after few n
"A repairs have been made. The Trel
however, will have to be put into
dock again and have her bottom scr
:. before she can start on her cruise b
h.I, South Pacific.
does The executive committee Of the tru
ntiy OF Vassar College were last week surp
g 20 by the resignation OF Professor
Mitchell Of the chair of astronomy,
insisted on her need Of rest. They lai
X. resignation on the table, passed a re
. ton giving her an indefinite leay
absence, and directed the payment to b
the entire salary OF the professorship
the board OF trustees, at its June mes
n shall take further action. Professor Nit
" has labored In the cause Of science for
a century, one quarter of a century hI
been passed at Vassar College.
Ri tits stated that movement is on Il
itH western Texas and southern New Mex
secure Federal aid, II possible, In hui
an trrtgating canal from 200 TO $50
AIM long, for the purpose OF retaining
hLm tracts OF land that are now arid waste
is proposed to start the canal at {. poi
the Rio GrRnde and above the Jarnad
lno Murto, In New Mexico, and carry 1t
tuc the high lands OF the Rio Qrande vail
far below Ell Paso as 1t is found praetlt
The Federal government will be- asked